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Kiwi cricket legend Hadlee faces more cancer surgery
WELLINGTON, July 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – New Zealand cricketing great Richard
Hadlee will undergo a second round of surgery after cancer spread to his
liver, his wife Dianne said Monday.
Hadlee’s family revealed last month that he had a tumour removed after
being diagnosed with bowel cancer and was expected to make a full recovery
after a course of chemotherapy.
Dianne Hadlee provided an update on the 67-year-old’s condition on Monday.
“This week, Richard will undergo further surgery after secondary cancer was
discovered in his liver,” she said in a statement.
“Medical advice is that it’s still at a very early stage and is operable.”
Hadlee is regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, and was
the first to take 400 Test wickets.
By the time he retired in 1990, he had played 86 Tests and taken 431
wickets at 22.29.
He was also a hard-hitting batsman with a Test career total of 3,124 runs,
including two centuries and 15 half-centuries, at an average of 27.16.
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